Inmates’ escape bid at Pul-i-Charkhi jail foiled

KABUL (PAN): The country’s chief director of prisons, Gen. Amir Mohammad Jamshidi, on Wednesday said a jailbreak attempt by some prisoners had been thwarted at the Pul-i-Charkhi jail, east of Kabul, rejecting Taliban’s claim that 15 men had fled. The Taliban on Tuesday said 15 prisoners, most of them insurgents, escaped Monday night from the fortified jail. The fleeing...

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R.I.P. - Sgt. David V. Williams

DOD Identifies Army Casualty             The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.             Sgt. David V. Williams, 24, of Frederick, Md., died Aug. 18, in Kandahar, Afghanistan.  The...

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Gunmen attack two military checkpoints in southern Yemen

map by Evan Centanni (www.polgeonow.com) ADEN, Yemen, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- A group of gunmen attacked Tuesday two military checkpoints in southern Yemen, triggering a fierce firefight with army forces that lasted several hours in the province of Lahj, a local security official said. Several gunmen launched an armed attack with assault rifles and home-made grenades on...

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Taliban Group: Main Taliban prisoners break jail in Kabul

Taliban militants group claimed that a number of a senior Taliban officials imprisoned in Kabul’s Pul-e-Charkhi jail, escaped from the prison. A spokesman for the Taliban militants group Zabiullah Mujahid following a statement claimed at least 15 senior Taliban leaders managed to break the jail and have escaped to a safe place. Mr. Mujahid further added the Taliban group...

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R.I.P. - Sgt. 1st Class Coater B. Debose

DOD Identifies Army Casualty             The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.             Sgt. 1st Class Coater B. Debose, 55, of State Line, Miss., died Aug. 19 in Kandahar province,...

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Aug. 22., 2012. - ISAF Joint Command Morning Operational Update

KABUL, Afghanistan – An Afghan security force, supported by coalition forces, arrested a Taliban leader in Panjwa’i district, Kandahar province, today. The Taliban leader conducted attacks against Afghan and coalition forces and moved weapons and explosives to other Taliban fighters in the area. Prior to his arrest, the Taliban leader carried out an improvised explosive...

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US drone strike kills 5 'militants' in North Waziristan

An unmanned American aircraft fired missiles at a vehicle in a Pakistani tribal area bordering Afghanistan Tuesday, killing five suspected militants and injuring two, Pakistani intelligence officials said. The officials further added the strike was carried out near Shana Khora village in North Waziristan marking the third drone attack in North Waziristan within three days. According...

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